Sis Bates
Nicole "Sis" Bates is an American softball player best known for her success on the University of Washington’s Womens College World Series championship teams. She is also a member of the US National softball team.[1] [2]
Biography
Born and raised in Ceres, California on February 24, 1998, she grew up playing baseball with her brother, John, which earned her the nickname of "Sis".[1] During her high school years, Bates traveled 12 hours every Sunday to practice with her club team, [1] Firecrackers Rico, in southern California. She made three straight WCWS appearances. [3]She graduated from Ceres High School in 2016 and attended the University of Washington; a master's candidate, as of 2020 she had played five seasons on the university's softball team.[4]
She has a .385 career batting average and hit .571 in 2020. She made zero errors in 2020 and two in 166 chances in 2019.[5]
Awards
Source[6]
- ESPN Greatest Softball Shortstop of All Time[7]
- NFCA All-American First Teamx3
- Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Year x2
- Seattle Female Sports Star of the Year
- All-Pac-12 First Team
- NFCA All-Region First Team
- Pac-12 All-Defensive Team
- USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year Preseason Watch List x3
- USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year Finalist
- All-Regional Team
- Pac-12 All-Academic Honorable Mention x2
References
- ^ a b c "How a family's dedication propelled Washington softball's Sis Bates into the stratosphere | The Seattle Times".
- ^ "Sis Bates". Team USA. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
- ^ "Washington Huskies". Washington Huskies. Retrieved 2020-10-13.
- ^ "Washington Huskies". Washington Huskies. Retrieved 2020-10-13.
- ^ Monagan, Matt (February 20, 2020). "Meet Sis Bates, a shortstop you need to see". MLB.com. Retrieved October 25, 2020.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Washington Huskies". Washington Huskies. Retrieved 2020-10-13.
- ^ "UW Huskies' Sis Bates voted greatest college softball shortstop of all time | The Seattle Times".
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